onset of coronal mass ejection due to loss of confinement of coronal flux ropes y. fan & s.e....
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Onset of Coronal Mass Ejection Due to Loss of Confinement of Coronal Flux Ropes
Y. Fan & S.E. Gibson
HAO, National Center for Atmospheric Research
High Altitude Observatory (HAO) – National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
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Eruption triggered by the kink instability
• At onset of eruption:
totalrope
2totaltotal
2roperope
33.0
16.0
4.1
mm
m
m
HH
H
H
Fan & Gibson (2007, ApJ in press)
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